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Originally Posted by Bob.Kerns
Actually, I suspect what would happen over time is that there would be a tremendous market for cheap labor to supply the Chinese market, thus pulling up the fortunes in such places as Burundi, Congo, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Somalia, Central African Republic, Niger, Malawi, and even Afghanistan -- where the annual incomes range from $300/yr in Burundi to $900/yr in Afghanistan.
The problem is, between education and infrastructure, they can't really fill that need yet. But with that big a market driving it, I bet people will start to figure out how to connect the dots.
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The problem is even bigger! We're having a chinese student, really a smart guy, doing a intership. He explained that where he lives, he would make 400 euro/month, if he wants to earn more, he would have to move to a bigger city.
But there is a problem, he and his girlfriend are both only-child, which means that they will have to take care of their parents, since there is nothing for elderly people arranged in China. They can't bring the parents to europe, since they can't speak the language and they also don't want to move to another city, because they like the home town (social contacts, quiet, etc).
So, although the younger generation can become smart enough for good jobs, the rest of the culture/system prevents them from making something out of their lives.
It's sadly not something we can change/fix easily :-(